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Here is my new commuter. The wife said I do not use my track bike and should sell it. This build is my rebuttal to that comment. If I ever want to ride the track again it will take 20 minutes to convert it back….. Frame – 2011 Specialized Langster Fork – Ritchey Carbon Comp Wheels – Mavic...

Want to replace the Talas cartridge that is leaking into the lowers [emoji20] Will fix up to template when i get home. Cheers, Mark Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Need some new fingerless gloves. The current ones i have are getting very old, and think they are too sticky, they start wearing out my Lizard Skin bar tape within 2000km (or is that normal?) Anyone have a go-to glove? Currently have ones with loops to make taking them off pretty easy, don't...

Hi guys, Unlikely, but does someone have the spacer they want to sell, or know the dimensions of it? Cheers! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Is it possible to get a good result straightening a derailleur cage? Not taking about the hanger here - that's easy enough to straighten with the correct tool. Is there a gauge or something you can buy which determines if the cage is bent? Or a way to check that yes, the cage is bent...

Item: Broken Reverb Stealth A2 (2012-2015) Post Location: Newcastle, NSW Price range/Willing to Pay: $100 Extra Info: If no hose, no problem, just want the post. 30.9 diameter preferred, drop amount doesn't matter. Cheers!

A little birdy has told me that the 2018 Trek Stache (29+ hardtail) won't be coming to Australia this year due to it having no FD or chainguide, so it can't be sold here?! Wouldn't the new Spec Epic and Giant Anthem should have same issue? Anyone shed some light on this? I was looking really...

After an opinion from some like minded individuals on something to treat my wife for our 10 year anniversary……… Was thinking about possibly hiring a Ferrari convertible (430 etc) for the day from Sydney and driving through the national park and along the coast to Wollongong and back. The...

Item: 29er fork, with 180mm steerer, 9mm dropouts, 100 or 120mm travel Location: Newcastle Item Condition: working Reason for selling: Price and price conditions: $200? Extra Info: Pictures: After a 29er fork with 9mm dropouts, 100 or 120mm travel, 180mm tapered or straight...

Item: Fox fork damper to work on a 32mm, 100mm, 26” Travel fork (prefer open bath) Location: Newcastle Item Condition: Working? Price and price conditions: $100? Extra Info: Fox fork damper to work on a 32mm, 100mm, 26” Travel fork (prefer open bath) Was working on the wife’s bike...

Item: found Shimano 3x9 Shifter Set (F&R), Deore or above, even LX? Location: Newcastle Item Condition: Working Price and price conditions: $50? Any out there?

Item: Specialized 2nd Gen FB mount bracket (from 2014/15 Camber, Stumpjumper etc) Location: Newcastle Item Condition: Working Price and price conditions: Willing to pay lots Extra Info: Pictures: So after much, much searching, i've discovered to fit the correct front derailleur (S3...

Item: SRAM 2x10 S3 low mount front derailleur Location: Newcastle Item Condition: Working Price and price conditions: Name your price Fixing a bike for a mate that he had stolen, but was recovered by the police (lucky bugger). Edit: Thought he needed a Taco but actually doesn't. Needs...

Recently i bought a broken reverb (non-stealth) off someone to rebuild as a project. It's a V1 post (silver collar), so it was out of warranty. The top cap was flogged so I replaced it, and I thought that doing a full bleed of everything (post internals + hose) and putting a new seal kit on it...

Item: 26" 120mm Fork, 1-1/8" Straight steerer at least 200mm long, QR Wheel Location: Newcastle Item Condition: Needs to be working well Price and price conditions: <$200 Extra Info: Prefer Rockshox but Fox is OK. Needs to be an air fork. Fixing a bike for a mate. Hoping for a Reba or a SID...

What’s everyone’s go-to method of centreing a brake calliper on a disc? It takes me way too long to do it just by sight, but this seems to work better than squeezing the lever then tightening the calliper bolts evenly. Is there a fast, fool-proof way that works - especially on elixir...

I love to fix my own bikes, over time have built up all the tools to fix and service everything like brakes, Rock Shox forks, etc. There is one thing I can’t do though - Rear shock rebuilds / servicing. I know I would need a 500PSI shock pump for the Internal Floating Piston, an adaptor or...

New laws: Need to carry photo ID Passing distance law of 1m <60kph, 1.5m for >60kph Fines: Not wearing a helmet: $317 :yuck: Running a red light: $425 :yuck: Must add more steel to roadie so it trips the lights now I guess...

Any one know the best place to get 4 or so spokes in a variety of lengths, e.g. 4 x 280mm, 4 x 282mm,....4 x 300mm etc, 2.0 standard size and in black or silver? I've been burning through my spare spokes fixing mine and a couple of mates bikes. I don't want to buy 20 of each or single ones...

My rear brake keeps developing a bubble in the calliper, and I don’t know what’s causing it. On the bike it looks similar to this (i.e. bleed screw facing down): I’ve recently put a new shimano BH90 hose on the brake (brakeset is 3yo, old hose was leaking contaminating the pads, note...